A heap buffer overflow in ExtractImageSection function in tiffcrop.c in libtiff library Version 4.3.0 allows attacker…
Summary
Vulnerability reported (CVE-2022-0891). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A heap buffer overflow in ExtractImageSection function in tiffcrop.c in libtiff library Version 4.3.0 allows attacker to trigger unsafe or out of bounds memory access via crafted TIFF image file which could result into application crash, potential information disclosure or any other context-dependent impact
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-0891 has been found.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "CVE-2022-0891" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-0891
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) has been reported.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで影響コンポーネントを特定する。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2022-0891 tiff Fixed in: 4.3.0-r0
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2022-0891
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0891 tiff Fixed in: 4.2.0-1+deb11u1
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory lists.fedoraproject.org
- advisory lists.fedoraproject.org
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory security.gentoo.org
- advisory security.netapp.com
- advisory debian.org
- patch gitlab.com
- report gitlab.com
- report gitlab.com
- web gitlab.com